My last post was written furiously quick, as I was surrounded by movers pulling our house apart. I managed to leave out a few key details in my haste!
We moved to the upper northwest coast of Oregon just a few minutes drive to Washington over a 4 mile Bridge, or to give you an even better idea, an hour and 45 minutes outside of Portland. It's one of the oldest settlements of the west, located on a small peninsula, and surrounded by forest, where the Columbia river meets the pacific ocean. 100's of historic homes sit on the steep hillside that overlooks the river. Which is why sometimes this little town is referred to as "the little San Francisco of the Pacific Northwest". I think the two photos from my last post, really capture the ambiance of what it's like here...
I've been unpacking boxes the past few days, trying to get back into the swing of things. The little corner in the photo above was taken under the bay window in my new studio/craft room. The colors and loose lines of this framed Itzak Tarkay poster make my heart go all a flutter. He's one of my favorite contemporary artists. It had been hiding in the rafters of our old garage for 4 years along with other treasures that only now we have the extra space for. I forgot I even had it, and am so delighted to look at it again.
The hydrangeas are from our new backyard. I love how the electric blue matches all of my old garden furniture. Remember the infamous Ralph Lauren sea and sky "rowboat" hue from the exterior of our old house?! Shawn talked me into agreeing on painting our new house the same color! After a bit of resistance on my part (I was thinking of trying something new like sage green, or yellow), I'm glad he was such a stickler for the old color scheme. Even just in the beginnings of seeing our house painted in this hue again, immediately makes me feel right at home.
Somewhere in the shuffle of moving, I turned 30 too... so many big events happened at once they all seemed to get swallowed up in the sheer exhaustion of it all! I'm looking forward to exploring some coastal spots in the area after we get a bit more settled in soon, like Ecola, and Cannon beach. (scroll your mouse over the photos within these links for a 360 degree virtual tour)
We just finshed watching fireworks from the annual Regatta here. All of the different long range horns from the nighttime boat parade, sounded like a maritime chorus. It's so great to be here.
Thanks so much for all of the sweet comments on my last post. It was a wonderful welcome back online!
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posted by Liquid Sky Arts at 1:39 PM
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